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The beautiful setting of Keele Hall is fully licensed to hold civil ceremonies / partnerships with a choice of no less than two impressive venues; the Salvin Suite and the Banqueting Suite.

If you wish to marry at Keele Hall you will require the attendance of the Superintendent Registrar of the District to conduct the ceremony and a Registrar to register the marriage. Please telephone 01782 297581.

You will also need to indicate your intention to marry to the Superintendent Registrar(s) in the district where you live, for which a charge may be made. Authority for the marriage will be issued by the Superintendent Registrar(s) of the district(s) notified, 21 days after notice is given. The authority(s) should then be handed to the Registrar at Newcastle Register Office. The fee, payable in advance to the Register Office is currently £240.00 (or £290.00 for a Sunday or Bank Holiday ceremony)*. Your marriage authority is then valid for a period of 12 months.

For marriage ceremonies only, at Keele Hall, the full names of the Bride and Groom must be given to your personal Wedding Organiser, prior to the ceremony. The marriage ceremony must be a civil, non-religious ceremony. Any readings, music, words or performances must be secular and regular and agreed with the Superintendent Registrar in advance. There must be no religious artefacts in the room.

No food or drink may be consumed in the room in which the ceremony is to take place, for at least one hour prior to the ceremony, or during the ceremony. Public access to the ceremony of marriage must be permitted.

* Subject to a price increase as from 1st April 2009